The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-07-21
died at ST. Louis Thursday. He was a
Royal Arch Mason and Odd Fellow of high

s..
The grand jury at Washington have
found an indictment against Oscar j. Har-
vcy, former chief Of the horse claims di-
vision of the treasury department, charging
him with forgery.
The French Chamber has passed Fcrron's
bill, adding to the number of regiments in
The French army and augmcnting the
strength Of the companies of the present
regiments.
The Gcntiles in Utah carried five out of |
twcnty,onc districts in the first election held |
since the registration under the Edmunds-
Tucker law. This is said to have appalled, |
the MOrmOnS.
Two freight trains on the Chesapeake |
and Ohio railroad cOllided Wednesday
night ut CraigsvillC, Va. Both engines were
wrecked and u brakeman badly hurt A
misplaced switch caused the collision
Zachary Taylor's daughter, the widow
Of Colonel Bliss, is still living in Winchcs-
ter, Virginia, in good health and wcll-DrC-
served beauty. Her second husband, Phil.
cambridge, died several years ago.
The Queen on Thursday laid the founda-
ton stone Of the Womcn's Memorial statute
of the Prince cOnsort in Windsor Park
Seven thousand persons were present,
chiefly women.
Details of the explosion Of the powder
magazine at M0ssOwah, on the l1th inst,
show that ten Italian soldiers were killed
and seventy injured, and that camp prop,
crty worth $500, 600 was destroyed.
4 disastrous fire occurred at 50 Broad
way, New York, Tuesday night. T.. a. II.
L. Anthony's photograph material store
was destroyed. -Four iircmcn were over
come by the heat.
The Georgia State road lcssCcs, through
President Brown, have made Il demand on
the Legislature for brttcrmcnts estimated
at T3,OOO,O0O. The claim will he contested
The ParncllitcS arc trying to induce Mr..
| Gladstone TO visit lIciand during the early
| operation Of the Coercion Act, and he en-
couragcs them TO hope that he will be able
| to 90.
4 circular has been issued by the Grand
| Army OF the Republic denying the reports
of the want Of harmony between that or,
| ganiHation and the ST. Louis celebration
committee.
The stirling coIcrs Of Uniontown, Pa.
remain firm and refuse TO resume work of
their Old wages. Additional forces at
| Pinkc:ton's men have been sent to the re-
gion Of the strikes.
The iron steamship Mcrrimack, Of BOs
ton. has gone ashore of the coast of Little
| Hope Island, on the coast Of Nova Scotia.
| The passengers claim that their baggagC
was plundcrcd by the crew, who obtaincd
whisky and got drunk.
The Government receipts so far this
month amount TO !Sl0, ,G93, ,5G1 and the cN
pcn,iLurcs. including nearly %l2 900. OU0
pension payments, to SIS, ,5G1 lO2 making
an excess OF expenditures of %1,96i, DO.
On Monday lightning struck the house OF
John Bankhcnd, near ODclillA, Ala. Tive
Of his children were killed 10y Tive stroke
while his wife and his other child wcr,
paMyZcd.
The trial Of Col. George ,Iohnstonc Of
Ncwhcrry, for the killing of Mr. I.ambrr
Jones, has been postponed till the fall tern
of Court. because Judge PRESLEY, Sittmg
at Nrwbcrry, is connected by murriag,
with Col. J0hE3tOnc.
The Parliamentary Fund Association o.
New York have arranged Il monster rccrp
li"n or Lord and Lady Aberdeen on then
) arrival i'll New G'r2. from the WcSt The,
also sent E2, 900 i PaInCn for use in hi
Q hou,c rUlc tight for Ireland.
Baker Pi!mcr, Of Philadclphia, has htrl
J. held in the sum of s., 600 hl, the coroner
jury TO await the action Ui The grand iur,
d on the charge OF having caused the dcat
4 Of four children by selling them cakes CO
y oFcd WIN p0lSOAOHS matter.
y special from Lexington. Miss, say
= that on Thursday afternoon Il. b. Cl,lhan
c mdcprndcnt Republican candidate for IL
t Legislature, Shot and killed John :. !In
kln$, Jr., associate editor o. The l.cXingto
= HulcijH.
c Joseph c. Kennedy was stabhsd to Gcaf!
h IN hEo"l daylight in Washington. d. G.
on Wednesday. The SLAYER was JOIN
| "A J.,
G. to have been nprovokcd. The mur,crc
Y mlM was - years Old.
J. d. pcct & Co., lcading cotton Gitur
o brokers Of New Orleans, stlSpcndrd ON th
, 18Th inst, owing to failure to receive hray,
r rcmhurscmcntS of margins expected.
member OF the firm stated that their +,
y sumption is question Of but few DAYS
Civil service examinations will be held il
{ the south rs follows 10y John II. Doylc
secretary of the commission. viz.: Nicks
- burg, Scptcmbcr3 30; Birmingham, Octobc
IL !; October |; ChnttanooyI, October i
Knoxville, October g.
s. IL. Sterling, late treasurer of Harris
@ bur-, Va, dCd yesterday morning. Seven
= teen indictments for cmbcZIlcmcnt ar,
f miaappr"prIalion were pending against hin
III the County Court. Ills life is insurcC
for $I3, 900.
George Smith, Il young saloon keeper
\ whose place Of business is in Spvaunah wa,
found dead with his throat cuLO ON the bcacl
= at Iybcc Island at ) o'clock Wednesday
morning. The murdered man was aboI
- y"AIN of age and, although something o.
4"p"rttn& character, bore good reputation
Iwo men have been arrested on suspicion
Yam Phon Lee, the Chinuman who was
graduated from Yale this year, and In,
married New Haven girl before goinp
into journalism, is short, slender and
bnghtrycd. lie wears spuctaccs and is
pert in his manner ChaunCcY VI. Dcpcw
referred to him as "an orator before whom
Senator Evarts and | must look to our
lauccls, since which time New llnvcnitcs
say That Vans head has been swcllcL.
The coronrr's jury in the Tybcc murder
case sat all "Wednesday night and adjourned
from the island to Savannah the next morn
| ing. The result Of their Investigation was
the Ending Of Thomas Cassidy guilty Of
| the murder Of George +. Smith. Maggie
! FArrcl, the COurtCSan, who was with Gas.
| Sldy on the trip to the island, was named
IN the verdict as an occomplice The cvi.
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